Christine Crabb 🦀
@anat13.bsky.social
Academic and TTRPG copyeditor and proofreader
📚 History • Religion • Literature • Film • Public Health • HS STEM
🎲 Star Wars • Arkham Horror • Legend of the Five Rings • Genesys • Warhammer • Cohors Cthulhu
Opinions my own
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www.christinecrabb.com
📚 History • Religion • Literature • Film • Public Health • HS STEM
🎲 Star Wars • Arkham Horror • Legend of the Five Rings • Genesys • Warhammer • Cohors Cthulhu
Opinions my own
she/her
www.christinecrabb.com
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The em dash supposedly being a “tell” for AI generated text does sort of give away the game on the enormous amount of work stolen from journalists and news organizations that these things were trained on
For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
www.salon.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The em dash supposedly being a “tell” for AI generated text does sort of give away the game on the enormous amount of work stolen from journalists and news organizations that these things were trained on
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A snippet from the Aurealis review by @jemofthebrew of The Crimson Road. 💚💚
"The Crimson Road bolsters Slatter’s luscious collection of novels that intertwine fairytale with richly-imagined settings, brilliant and formidable female characters, and winning storylines where anything could happen."
"The Crimson Road bolsters Slatter’s luscious collection of novels that intertwine fairytale with richly-imagined settings, brilliant and formidable female characters, and winning storylines where anything could happen."
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A snippet from the Aurealis review by @jemofthebrew of The Crimson Road. 💚💚
"The Crimson Road bolsters Slatter’s luscious collection of novels that intertwine fairytale with richly-imagined settings, brilliant and formidable female characters, and winning storylines where anything could happen."
"The Crimson Road bolsters Slatter’s luscious collection of novels that intertwine fairytale with richly-imagined settings, brilliant and formidable female characters, and winning storylines where anything could happen."
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A new Genesys RPG Bsky Starter Pack just dropped! Go follow these fantastic designers, developers, writers, and editors who helped bring the Narrative Dice System to life! go.bsky.app/LPYJLeS
January 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A new Genesys RPG Bsky Starter Pack just dropped! Go follow these fantastic designers, developers, writers, and editors who helped bring the Narrative Dice System to life! go.bsky.app/LPYJLeS
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Our UK & Europe starter pack has been updated! If you're looking for a curated list of diverse good beans, this is the one for you.
go.bsky.app/Kn89bPh
Now with added feed! View posts from folk in the pack, plus extra added friends of friends on this side of the pond!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
go.bsky.app/Kn89bPh
Now with added feed! View posts from folk in the pack, plus extra added friends of friends on this side of the pond!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 23, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Our UK & Europe starter pack has been updated! If you're looking for a curated list of diverse good beans, this is the one for you.
go.bsky.app/Kn89bPh
Now with added feed! View posts from folk in the pack, plus extra added friends of friends on this side of the pond!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
go.bsky.app/Kn89bPh
Now with added feed! View posts from folk in the pack, plus extra added friends of friends on this side of the pond!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Hello, lovely new followers + beloved long-term followers, ICYMI: Reactor kindly posted an excerpt from The Crimson Road when they did the cover reveal. And y'all can read it here reactormag.com/cover-reveal...
#thecrimsonroad
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothichorror
#gothicfairytales
#thecrimsonroad
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothichorror
#gothicfairytales
November 20, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Hello, lovely new followers + beloved long-term followers, ICYMI: Reactor kindly posted an excerpt from The Crimson Road when they did the cover reveal. And y'all can read it here reactormag.com/cover-reveal...
#thecrimsonroad
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothichorror
#gothicfairytales
#thecrimsonroad
#agslatter
#angelaslatter
#gothicfantasy
#gothichorror
#gothicfairytales
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November 20, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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Here we go! A starter pack to help you keep up to date with trans voices in the TTRPG industry! Share share!
If you need to be added, lemme know and I'll get you included - we need more voices and visibility!
#ttrpg #trans #pride
go.bsky.app/BXDLRAM
If you need to be added, lemme know and I'll get you included - we need more voices and visibility!
#ttrpg #trans #pride
go.bsky.app/BXDLRAM
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Here we go! A starter pack to help you keep up to date with trans voices in the TTRPG industry! Share share!
If you need to be added, lemme know and I'll get you included - we need more voices and visibility!
#ttrpg #trans #pride
go.bsky.app/BXDLRAM
If you need to be added, lemme know and I'll get you included - we need more voices and visibility!
#ttrpg #trans #pride
go.bsky.app/BXDLRAM
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Today's blog is about how to write a content warning for your book (or comic, or game, or anything really!), and it features the brilliant @alistaircaradec.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
How to write a content warning for your self-published book: Interview with Alistair Caradec, author of The Old Love and the New - KN Editorial
This blog is a little different. It’s an interview with Alistair Caradec, an editor and author who I think really nailed the content warning in his own book.I was lucky enough to be Alistair’s editor ...
kneditorial.com
November 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Today's blog is about how to write a content warning for your book (or comic, or game, or anything really!), and it features the brilliant @alistaircaradec.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
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I've started an #RPGLatAm starter pack. If you think you should be added (or excluded from the list) let me know.
go.bsky.app/VhK51dS
It's a personal list and a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
go.bsky.app/VhK51dS
It's a personal list and a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
November 13, 2024 at 9:52 PM
I've started an #RPGLatAm starter pack. If you think you should be added (or excluded from the list) let me know.
go.bsky.app/VhK51dS
It's a personal list and a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
go.bsky.app/VhK51dS
It's a personal list and a work in progress, thank you for your patience.
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Hello #ttrpgcommunity I decided after my post chatting to so many wonderful UK #TTRPG people I wanted to make a starter pack of everyone
This is for UK based TTRPG writers, designers, artists, dice makers, actual plays, etc. Far from exhaustive if I missed anyone let me know
go.bsky.app/Hgvm59S
This is for UK based TTRPG writers, designers, artists, dice makers, actual plays, etc. Far from exhaustive if I missed anyone let me know
go.bsky.app/Hgvm59S
November 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Hello #ttrpgcommunity I decided after my post chatting to so many wonderful UK #TTRPG people I wanted to make a starter pack of everyone
This is for UK based TTRPG writers, designers, artists, dice makers, actual plays, etc. Far from exhaustive if I missed anyone let me know
go.bsky.app/Hgvm59S
This is for UK based TTRPG writers, designers, artists, dice makers, actual plays, etc. Far from exhaustive if I missed anyone let me know
go.bsky.app/Hgvm59S
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Omg it finally works. Anyway, making a starter pack for #RPGSEA, for all #ttrpgs, card game, and board game game workers - devs, writers, consultants, editors, artists, layout, podcasters, community folks, publishers and more.
Let me know if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CbyVaVU
Let me know if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CbyVaVU
November 13, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Omg it finally works. Anyway, making a starter pack for #RPGSEA, for all #ttrpgs, card game, and board game game workers - devs, writers, consultants, editors, artists, layout, podcasters, community folks, publishers and more.
Let me know if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CbyVaVU
Let me know if you'd like to be added.
go.bsky.app/CbyVaVU
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Happy book birthday to my short story collection "Jamaica Ginger & Other Concoctions," out today from Tachyon: tachyonpublications.com/product/jama... My second book this year. I'm so happy that the stars aligned this way.
Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions - Tachyon Publications
[STARRED REVIEW] “A commanding short story collection.” —Foreword Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having “an imagination that most of us would kill for,” Hopkinson and her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian...
tachyonpublications.com
October 29, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Happy book birthday to my short story collection "Jamaica Ginger & Other Concoctions," out today from Tachyon: tachyonpublications.com/product/jama... My second book this year. I'm so happy that the stars aligned this way.
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October 24, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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October 21, 2024 at 3:11 AM
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Hear that high-pitched screaming? That's the sound of the bound proof of The Crimson Road landing at home, baby! Thank you @cathtrech @whereisbahar and the @titanbooks team!!
Countdown is on... I mean it's 5 months away, so it'll be a long countdown, but still.
#thecrimsonroad
Countdown is on... I mean it's 5 months away, so it'll be a long countdown, but still.
#thecrimsonroad
October 9, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Hear that high-pitched screaming? That's the sound of the bound proof of The Crimson Road landing at home, baby! Thank you @cathtrech @whereisbahar and the @titanbooks team!!
Countdown is on... I mean it's 5 months away, so it'll be a long countdown, but still.
#thecrimsonroad
Countdown is on... I mean it's 5 months away, so it'll be a long countdown, but still.
#thecrimsonroad
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Crab comic anthology hell yeah
October 12, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Crab comic anthology hell yeah
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Merriam-Webster just dropped a new batch of entries, including heat index, shadow ban, true crime, burrata, MAGA, nepo baby, and (of personal interest) IDGAF.
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...
200 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com
Including beach read, street corn, touch grass, and nepo baby
www.merriam-webster.com
October 1, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Merriam-Webster just dropped a new batch of entries, including heat index, shadow ban, true crime, burrata, MAGA, nepo baby, and (of personal interest) IDGAF.
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...
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Shield your eyes from the glory! The new copy of CMOS is here! It’s already a fairly conspicuous volume (at 1180 pages), but now you REALLY can’t misplace it. #AmEditing
August 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Shield your eyes from the glory! The new copy of CMOS is here! It’s already a fairly conspicuous volume (at 1180 pages), but now you REALLY can’t misplace it. #AmEditing
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Edibuddies, if you want to see what the significant changes to the Chicago Manual of Style are in the 18th edition, go here: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w... #CMOS #AmEditing
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition
Find it. Write it. Cite it. The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. ¶ It is the indispensable reference for ...
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
August 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Edibuddies, if you want to see what the significant changes to the Chicago Manual of Style are in the 18th edition, go here: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/help-tools/w... #CMOS #AmEditing
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At the end of my work email, I accidentally typed 'beset" instead of "best." I did change it to "best," which was the proper professional thing to do, but truly I regret the accuracy lost in not using "beset." #amediting
June 6, 2024 at 8:52 PM
At the end of my work email, I accidentally typed 'beset" instead of "best." I did change it to "best," which was the proper professional thing to do, but truly I regret the accuracy lost in not using "beset." #amediting
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CRAB ART
Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves.
crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/
Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves.
crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/
May 21, 2024 at 11:53 AM
CRAB ART
Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves.
crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/
Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves.
crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/
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Holy mackerel! The paperbacks of A House With Good Bones are out, and will you LOOK at this cover?! Christina Mrozik is a genius!
May 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Holy mackerel! The paperbacks of A House With Good Bones are out, and will you LOOK at this cover?! Christina Mrozik is a genius!
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New video: Editor thinky thoughts!
It’s okay to question your editor’s feedback, especially if you feel they’re not respecting your voice. I promise! #WritingCommunity #Editing #Writing
vm.tiktok.com/ZMMvXnTxC/
It’s okay to question your editor’s feedback, especially if you feel they’re not respecting your voice. I promise! #WritingCommunity #Editing #Writing
vm.tiktok.com/ZMMvXnTxC/
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
May 14, 2024 at 2:18 PM
New video: Editor thinky thoughts!
It’s okay to question your editor’s feedback, especially if you feel they’re not respecting your voice. I promise! #WritingCommunity #Editing #Writing
vm.tiktok.com/ZMMvXnTxC/
It’s okay to question your editor’s feedback, especially if you feel they’re not respecting your voice. I promise! #WritingCommunity #Editing #Writing
vm.tiktok.com/ZMMvXnTxC/
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COVER REVEAL!!! Check out the cover of @nalohop.bsky.social's new book JAMAICA GINGER illustrated by artist extraordinaire, Joshua Mays.
Love an exclusive? Like & share this post to be entered to win an early ARC copy of my book from @tachyonpub.bsky.social
Winner to be chosen May 21
Love an exclusive? Like & share this post to be entered to win an early ARC copy of my book from @tachyonpub.bsky.social
Winner to be chosen May 21
May 14, 2024 at 6:41 PM
COVER REVEAL!!! Check out the cover of @nalohop.bsky.social's new book JAMAICA GINGER illustrated by artist extraordinaire, Joshua Mays.
Love an exclusive? Like & share this post to be entered to win an early ARC copy of my book from @tachyonpub.bsky.social
Winner to be chosen May 21
Love an exclusive? Like & share this post to be entered to win an early ARC copy of my book from @tachyonpub.bsky.social
Winner to be chosen May 21